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1. 1 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score37014d adds

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   I highly recommend this novel with two female protagonists! 👍👍👍

2. 2 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 21.5kReads9.4Score3k14d adds

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   A suspenseful, mind-bending case [Shocking]: Murder, but the body has vanished? A high-IQ crime.

3. 3 案 So What If It's a Crime Scene? I Just Happened to Be Passing By 案发现场又如何，我纯路过 Flip Over and Be a Lazy Fish Again翻一面再做咸鱼Two Female Leads379k WordsOngoing A month before Lunar New Year's Eve, the Gucheng Public Security Bureau received a report. An entire family of four had been wiped out... Torrential rain washed away the clues leading to the truth. A missing painting and a furtive shadow both pointed to an innocent young girl. With insufficient evidence, the only charge they could pin on her was theft, and she was sentenced to four years. The wind scattered her whispered pleas of innocence. Only the lightning formed by the pooling blood silently 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Suspenseful story with two female leads 🍉🍉

4. 4 警 A Romance Within the Perimeter 警戒线里的缘 Don't Touch My Tail别动我尾巴Two Female Leads182k WordsCompleted [Two female leads | Rekindled love | Strong partnership] Rebellious forensic pathologist + sharp-tongued female detective They started out as high school classmates. Lin Youyou’s father was unexpectedly so old-fashioned, and Bai Zijing searched for Lin Youyou for three years. They finally reunited at work, joining forces to solve countless cases and becoming partners with perfect chemistry. 132Reads6.6Score—14d adds
5. 5 予 Giving Light to You 予光与你 Wine Amid the Flowers花间郁酒Two Female Leads454k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + no male lead + a scheming, sharp-minded counselor who is calculating from head to toe x a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, gentle teacher + suspenseful 1v1] Suspense + mutual healing. Leng Faduo is a moderately well-known psychological counselor who carries on her mother's legacy. But when a string of mysterious suicides comes to light, she discovers that the cases bear a shocking resemblance to her mother's strange death years ago. From then on, her life is plunged into an 105Reads8.0Score—14d adds
6. 6 行 The Ghost-Walking Order 行鬼令 Honey Frost蜜糖霜Two Female Leads335k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof ghost hunter × frail young woman] [The first in a supernatural series] [Completed | Two female leads + devoted couple, 1v1 + tragic ending + mildly terrifying supernatural elements] “We're the most perfectly matched couple in the world. I'll be loyal to you forever, and love what you love.” Xiao Qingyun is a ghost hunter whose birth chart is ominous and whose fate is tainted by ill fortune. She is destined to spend her life alone. But one day, fate unexpectedly shifts, and she meet 160Reads8.4Score—14d adds
7. 7 蓝 Blue and Black: The Thirteen Stops of the Underworld 蓝黑，地府十三站 Desert Paddler沙漠执桨Two Female Leads398k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads]+ [Past and Present Lives]+ [Bonds and Fate]+ [Tales from the Underworld] Scheming New Ghost Jiang Wan × Cool and Aloof Deputy of the Three Offices Mu Jin The melancholy of [blue] collides with the [black] of the underworld. Their meeting in the underworld marks the final chapter of a fated cycle of reincarnation. They say every wandering soul who awakens in the underworld clings to an unknown obsession. Jiang Wan, a wandering soul who died by suicide after suffering from dep 1Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 法 Your Honor 法官阁下 Green Lamp, Think No More青灯勿念Two Female Leads505k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + Wealthy, Glamorous Older Woman VS Beautiful, Strong, Wretched Younger Woman + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Modern Alternate Setting + Marriage Allowed Later + No Angst] Jiang Shuyan was born into a powerful family. Whatever career she chose, she had the means to make mistakes and try again. For the first twenty years of her life, she followed the path her family had laid out for her, and at the time, she didn’t mind. Then a sudden upheaval changed her completely. It wasn’t unti 2.8kReads9.2Score36914d adds

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   The title alone tells you it's a suspense story, but who doesn't love an older sister?

9. 9 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 78.6kReads9.4Score12.1k14d adds

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   The female lead goes to the military base to find her brother; her stunning beauty makes the male lead fall in love at first sight! When family members visit the barracks, he sees Jiang Nianzi, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, with red lips and black hair, who calls out sweetly to his comrade, "Brother!" Shen Cheng grabs his comrade's neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?" Jiang Nianzi, a fighting prodigy, transmigrates into a novel in an alternate 1980s, becoming a delicate and sickly beauty. As a result, her shrewish mother favors daughters over sons, her seemingly innocent older sister is a sister-obsessed siscon, her grandmother is obsessed with looks, and her younger brother is brainwashed by his mother. The older sister is everything! 😂😂

10. 10 雾 Misty Wilderness 雾野 Shengshi Ai盛世爱Two Female Leads508k WordsCompleted [Dual Female Leads + Crime Investigation + Mystery] Scatterbrained genius policewoman vs. scheming, stunning lawyer The policewoman is drawn into a shocking case involving her brother's murder, while the lawyer searches desperately for her missing childhood friend. When the two women discover that their cases are connected, they decide to work together. In a vast, fog-shrouded wilderness, darkness descends. Can they piece together the clues and uncover the truth? They start out as adversaries, b 579Reads8.1Score10314d adds

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    Highly recommended! It's incredibly good! ❤️❤️ It's simply a literary feast that's impossible to put down! From the captivating opening plot, it's like a delicate key that instantly unlocks a world full of fantasy and mystery. The author's narrative technique is extremely skillful, with a plot full of twists and turns. Each turn is like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples that grip the reader's heart. The characters in the book are vivid and full of life, like sprites leaping off the page. Their personalities are complex and multifaceted—some are resolute and brave, some are gentle and delicate, some are cunning and intelligent—all imbued with soul and life by the author. Their intertwined fates, the loves and hates, the joys and sorrows they experience, all move the reader deeply, making them feel as if they are part of the story, breathing and sharing in the characters' fates. Moreover, the novel is written with solid and profound literary skills. Beautiful words flow between the lines like poetry and painting. The delicate descriptions, whether of magnificent scenery, tense scenes or subtle emotions, are vividly portrayed, making readers marvel and immerse themselves in this wonderful literary world, leaving an unforgettable impression.

11. 11 缠 After Winning Over My Aloof, Lovesick Big Sister, I Became Her Only Favorite 缠上高冷病娇姐姐后，被独宠了 Gan Yu绀宇Two Female Leads313k WordsCompleted Two female leads + horror infinite-loop survival + enemies to lovers + love grows over time Flirtatious, beautiful, funny Shen Yue vs. cold on the outside, warm on the inside, alluring Kun Yao Shen Yue is a transmigrator with a Cuddling System. This time, she transmigrates into the world of Bloodstained Apartments and becomes one of the tenants. When she accidentally runs into Kun Yao, an incredibly rich source of energy, Shen Yue naturally isn't going to let the opportunity pass her by. She nev 1.1kReads9.2Score16614d adds
12. 12 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.1kReads9.5Score9.7k14d adds

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    "The Chaos of Zhaohua" is a grand palace drama depicting the wisdom and intrigue of women. Song Zhao, a clear-headed and ambitious woman, uses her beauty and wit to manipulate the harem, aiming for the Empress's throne. Her emotional entanglements and power struggles with Xiao Jingheng create a complex tapestry of court intrigue. If you love stories of palace intrigue and female growth, this book will take you into an ancient world filled with conspiracy, love, and hate.

13. 13 这 This Transmigration Is a Gold Mine 这个穿越太赚了 Enjoying Reading My Books悦读吾书Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted Xia Qingfeng, a celebrated medical expert at a military hospital’s general branch, had finally retired after divorcing early in life. He turned down offers from major hospitals, determined to enjoy his retirement. Along with his thirty-year-old daughter, Xu Xiaoxiao, a widowed chemistry teacher at a middle school, he set off on a road trip during her summer break. But the two of them got into an accident in the underground parking lot of a large shopping mall in a tourist city, and both died. Th 5.9kReads9.1Score69014d adds

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    This is a lighthearted and humorous time-travel novel that tells the story of the protagonist who accidentally travels to ancient times and unexpectedly gains a great deal of happiness. The novel vividly depicts how the protagonist uses modern knowledge to thrive in ancient times, not only making a fortune but also winning the heart of a beautiful woman. Through humorous language and clever plot design, the author allows readers to experience the charm and fun of time travel in a relaxed and enjoyable reading experience. If you like lighthearted and humorous time-travel stories, then this novel is definitely not to be missed! Join this journey of wisdom and humor through time!

14. 14 穿 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty: The Crown Princess Changes Her Fate 穿越大明：太子妃改命记 Young Master Yi Xiao公子一潇Female-Channel Fanfiction135k WordsOngoing Born into the Changchun family as Chang Feng, Chang Yuchun's eldest legitimate daughter and the first crown princess of the Ming Dynasty. From the day she was born, she was determined to change her fate and that of her family. She studies medicine and martial arts, learns from renowned masters, goes to war, and establishes schools for girls... She won't just change her own fate and her family's, but the fate of her country and people! Her younger brother is a hopeless case? An elder sister is as 6Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 她 She Played at Being a Divine Being in the Late Eastern Han Dynasty 她在东汉末年装神弄鬼 First-Rate Red Chamber一品红楼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Career-minded heroine + domineering, dashing hero] [Please note: This is a novel, not an academic paper. It has flaws and mistakes. If that bothers you, don't read it.] [The heroine is fifteen when she first transmigrates.] She thought transmigrating would let her live an easy, wonderful life. Instead, Heaven hit her with a harsh reality: she had landed in the late Eastern Han dynasty, with chaos about to engulf the land. To stay alive and protect her family, she has no choice but to embark on 9.8kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
16. 16 带 I Brought a Spatial Dimension and Traveled to Ancient Times to Farm 带空间，穿到古代去种田 Smiling at the Passing Years笑看流年Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Pocket dimension + farming + transmigration + putting scumbags in their place + face-slapping + female physician + strong heroine and hero] Xia Shuiling, a special forces soldier with a pocket dimension, has an accident during a mission and transmigrates into the body of a female physician. As if transmigrating weren’t enough, she encounters a badly wounded prince in a cave while taking shelter from a storm. After coming down the mountain, she also has to deal with awful relatives. Sh 16.2kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
17. 17 1 11th Princess Agent 11处特工皇妃 Tu Tu Xi兔兔喜Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads—Score17314d adds

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